Put your initialization code in method
public ActionForward initialize(ActionMapping mapping, ActionForm form, HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response) throws Exception { sectService = new SectorDaoService(request); sectOwnerService = new SectorOwnerDaoService(); sectService.getSectors(); return mapping.findForward(--the method you want to call--); } HTH. --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses!